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Circular No. 137/6/ 2011 ST CLR Note: The circular seeks to clarify that service tax will not be leviable on the service of Visa facilitation. However, if the Visa facilitators provide additional services like recruitment for foreign companies or other value added services, then service tax will be applicable to that extent. F.No.332/11/2010-TRU Government of India… Read More

GENERAL CIRCULAR NO. 16/2011 Simplified Procedure for amalgamation of Government Companies U/s 396 of the Companies Act, 1956 CLR Note: MCA has simplified the procedure for amalgamation of government companies resulting into easy exit of the transferor company. F.No. 51/16/2011/CL-III Government of India Ministry of Corporate Affairs 5th Floor, A Wing, Shastri Bhavan, Dr. R.P.… Read More

Quarterly TDS/TCS Statement now made available via SMS by NSDL NSDL is pleased to announce that henceforth, NSDL will send SMS for each quarterly TDS/TCS statement processed at TIN. You just need to quote correct latest mobile number in the quarterly TDS/TCS statement. Status as below is provided in the SMS: Accepted: This status is… Read More

The income tax department plans to review realty deals following allegations of rampant use of black money in many transactions. "We will take appropriate action wherever we find involvement of black money in such transactions," said Sudhir Chandra , chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes . Chandra said the department would begin scrutiny of property… Read More

When Directors of a Company or partners of a firm issue cheques which are dishonoured, it is presumed that they were responsible for issuing them unless they prove that they were not in charge of the daily affairs of the firm. They have to discharge the burden during the trial under the Negotiable Instruments Act,… Read More

Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has said that tax evasion done by corporates is becoming more sophisticated. The Income Tax (IT) Department detected tax evasion to the tune of Rs 50-60 crore. CBDT has also lauded the Mumbai IT department which released a book aimed at plugging tax avoidance or evasion techniques by India Inc.… Read More

E-filing of income tax returns was formally launched on October 13, 2006 and is mandatory for companies, firms etc. but optional for individuals. Mr. Sudhir Chandra, Chairman, Central Board of Direct Taxes said the CBDT will, by June, notify guidelines for small salaried tax-payers having annual income of Rs 5 lakh who will not be… Read More

The Central Board of Direct Taxes has promised speedy refunds to encourage electronic filing of tax returns. E-filing, which was formally launched on October 13, 2006, is mandatory for companies but still optional for individuals. Taxpayers who file their income-tax returns electronically will get their refunds within a month's time. Usually, the wait for refunds… Read More

General Circular No, 15/2011 Cost auditors who are qualified CWA's by Institute of Cost and Works Accountants to be appointed by all Manufacturing Companies who are required to get a cost audit done under Section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956. The circular seeks to revise the procedure for appointment of such Cost Auditors. 52/5/CAB-2011… Read More

Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements (DTAAs) are pacts / treaties that seek to eliminate double taxation of income or capital gains arising in one country and paid to residents or companies of another. The spirit of the DTAA was to ensure that the same income is not taxed twice. For instance, India-Mauritius tax treaty provides that… Read More

Murli Deora to Chair a Special Meeting on Issues Relating to Competition Union Minister of Corporate Affairs Shri Murli Deora has convened a special meeting on 25th April, 2011 at Mumbai to listen the views of Corporate India on issues relating to competition. The meeting has been called after a discussion with Secretary, Shri D.K.… Read More

The Supreme Court has directed UK telecom major Vodafone to appear before the Income Tax (IT) Department which had instructed the company to pay penalty in the USD 2 billion tax case relating to the telecom major's stake purchase in Hutchison-Essar. Earlier, the I-T department had issued notice to Vodafone in March saying penal action… Read More